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Traditional Native Americans' uses for sunflowers

Traditional Native Americans' uses for sunflowers

The N R S C Plant guide for sunflowers is fascinating. Among some of the…

Making It Grow Minutes · South Carolina Public Radio

June 9, 20221m 0s

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The N R S C Plant guide for sunflowers is fascinating. Among some of the sayings associated with sunflowers from the Teton Dakota tribes is “When the sunflowers were tall and in full bloom, the buffaloes were fat and the meat good.” Many tribes recognized the value of an infusion of sunflowers to treat chest pains.